Journal-box wear-plate.



louRNAL Box WEAR PLATL GQNWARE.

Patented Feb.29,191@.

APPLICATXON FLED AUGB, 1914.

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nl limi D. F. GONWARE.

JOURNAL BOX WEAR PLATE.

APPLzcATxoN FILED Anas. 1.914.

Patented Feb. 29, 191B.

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To @ZZ 'wilma it may concern:

Ee is known that l, DANIEL F. Gonwenn, e

eiizen of ille Unite States residing et @Chlcago, 1n the eoun'my or Cook @n tote Aof llinois, have mvened e new and useful improvement 1n Journal-Box fear-Plates, of winch elle following 1s e specicaion.

My invention relees perienlarly to Weeri plates for the g'ournel-boxes of locomotives and analogous constructions.

The primary object of my presenr, inv tio-n sfo provide en improvemen upon me consgrnction disclosed in mj; Felienb I No, LOSZL, granted December 30, 3.913, Wien e View of securing greater economy in' the use of suchl e Wear-plate. i

The invention is particularly eppliealole where the wheel is loeeed outside the jouiam nal-box, es in engines, locomotives, tenders, etc. v

, rhe invention 1s illustrated 1n its pro ferire-d enibcclinient in the accompanying drawings, in whielb- Figure l represents a horlzonel see'ronel View of e ionrnal-box equipped with Weerplete in accordance with my invention, elle section being reken as indicated ai; line l or" Figu 2, and the View showing also e loewe@ tive f-.f'lieel and axle eroi-reilly; Fig. 2` e, veetical seeionel View of the seme; 3, outer fece View of 'Elie improved Wear-golem; Fig. fl, e top plan View of ne serbe; 5, an inner face View of the Weer-plate; and Fig. 6, an edge elevational View of the Weerplate.

In the construction illustrated, A repres *its an engine or locomotive Wheel securedA lo or mounted on the end of en axle A1; B

e journal-box; and C my improved. holoier and .Wear-plete removably interposed be- "zween the wheel-hub l and he journalbox.

The journal-box B, sometimes called the drivingloox` is fitted with the usual brass 2, which rests upon the axle, an has' the usuel cellar 3 adapted to contain .lnbricanbl lt is common to removably secure the -eellar 3 between the downward extensions 4: of lle journaboox, by ineens of cellenbols 5.

The generelvforzn oi my inn and Wear-pleine is slio'vn in The de ieee e lie Specification of L Seriell Nm :ee by rivets 4 the :annui recessed provided l0. ,ewey from llorece 'elle l ionrn'fll-lae and lie f vifeel et iis o le ere eo ppeo me eer or iicle-enons ille eli grooves l2 .ith which. e sfionges ll.. provief in' their verti porions.

lilies, r;- Wnl be seen met elle Weer-@lem is connecte@ 'to the journal-Lora by vereel gndes,-Wliieli enable elle weer ae 30 be reinen/'ei er; e werlice. znovenie preferre e: 'lle upper enel o eine flange 13, which, is equipped Wieli e deavntnrned' le, ,'vlicii hooks over or engages an upsancling flange le with' which the upper porion of the outer end of 'the journal-box. is provided.' The upper poreon of elle wem-plete is provided wh e recess or receptacle l5 for lubricant. From entiere of Jhe recess l5 extends :in ncineil passage which registers with e corresponding passage 17 in the upper portion of lle Wear-1nember 6, the passege or luce l? opening atene-vertical face of the Weer-member 63, as will be understood fron; Figs. and 3.

As clescribed, lilieplfite has exeneions or .V li axle A1, 2

their lower ends with perforations 19, which receive the outer bolt 5 which is employed to secure the cellar-box 3 to the j O'urnal-box. Thus, the outer cellar-bolt 5 may be employed to secure the wearplate against working' upwardly on its guides.

The Awear-plate and holder may be of brass, or other material suitable to withstand the wearing action of the hub, due to thrust of the axle; or, if desired, the main holder plate may be of steel, and the insert or wear-member 6at may be of brass. It will bel noted that the outer face of the member 6a affords a wear-surface which contacts with the inner vertical face ofthe hub of the wheel. When the member 6" is worn out, the holder-plate 6 may be re moved from the axle without dismemberment of the locomotive or tender, as the case may be. t is unnecessary to drop the axle out of its bearing in order to enable a new wearing surface to be applied to the outer end of the journal-box. In accordance with the present invention, the wearplate may be removed at will, the worn out insert may be taken out and a new insert 6 may be applied. Thus, the wear-plates may be used over and over again, simply by renewingA the wear-members 6a from time to time, according to necessity.

In standard practice, railway companies are now subjected to great loss of time and large expense to provide against play between the wheel-hub and journal-box, particularly in locomotive construction where the end thrust is at times enormous and the wearing` therefore large.

The present invention not only expedites the work of keeping the locomotive in proper running order so far as this feature is concerned, but it does so at a minimum yof expense, inasmuch as the discard of worn out parts is reduced to a negligible quan',- titv.

The upper portion of the plate 6 is shown provided with recesses 18, which may Serve for engagement with a hook or other suitable device, for removing the wear-plate date an axle, said plate having extensions dependimgr below the axle and said plate being provided with ,guides adapted to engage guides with which the outer end-porrivseo tion of the journal-box is provided,l and an annular wear-member detachably secured to the outer face of said holder-plate, the lower portion of' said wear-member being recessed to accommodate the axle, thus affording portions flanking the axle.

2. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a holder-plate having' its outer surface provided with a socket, a wearmember secured in said socket, the lower portion of the plate and wear-member being` recessed centrallyl from the lower edge of the plate to accommodate an axle, said plate thus havingextensions depending belowthe axle and said plate being provided with lateral flanges equipped on their inner surfaces with guide-tenons adapted to slide in lateral grooves at the outer end-portion of the journal-box. i

3. A device for the purpose set forth, comprising a holder-plate having lateral ianges projecting from its inner surface and equipped with guide-tenons adapted to `slide in lateral grooves at the outer -endportion of a journal-box, said plate having its outer surface provided with an annular recess, and an annular wear-member secured in said recess. said annular wearmember and said plate being recessed vertically at the lower edge of the plate to accommodate the axle and affording extensions depending below thel axle.

4. The combination with a journal-box, of a. vertically slidable holder-plate connected with the outer end thereof and recessed vertically from its lower edge to accommodate the axle, saidI holderplate having its outer surface provided with an annular socket.I an annular Wear-member in said socket having its` outer peripheral portion riveted to said holder-plate, said wearmember also recessed vertically in its lower portion to accommodate the axle, the furcations of said holder-plate depending beneath the axle, and a connecting member joiningr the lower ends of-said furcations beneath the axle.

5.'A device for the purpose set forth, comprising' a holder-plate provided on its inner side with lateral flanges having guidetenons adapted to engage grooves in the lateral vertical surfaces of the outer endportion of a journal-box, and a top flange at the upper portion of said plate adapted to overlie a portion of the journal-box and having' a downturned flange adapted toengage the rear side of an upstandinglflange on the upper portion of the journal-box.

G. A device of the character vset forth comprising a holder-plate, havingr its outer surface. provided with an annular socket, an annular wear-member secured in said socket, having its outer peripheral portion riveted to said holder-plate, the lower portion of said plate an'c'l Wear-member being outer emi portion of the journal-box is prorecessed centrally from the lower edge of vided.

the .plate to accommodate an axle, said plate DANIEL F. GONWARE. havmg extensorls extending below the axle, En presence of 5 and bemg provlded with vertical guides NELME B 'DEARB0RN,

adapted to engage guides with which the v A. C. FISCHER. 

